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AntiSocial Episodes

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    Introducing AntiSocial

    Where there are angry-face emojis, AntiSocial brings understanding.

  2. How schools got strict

    Where did the trend for tough discipline in schools come from?

  3. How right-wing activists use 'Western civilisation'

    How right-wing activists use 'Western civilisation'

  4. How pop stars make money

    The business of music has been radically transformed in recent decades

  5. How planet-friendly is your diet?

    The greenhouse gas emissions caused by meat, dairy, and plant-based alternatives

  6. How much would reparations for slavery cost?

    Comedian Lenny Henry has backed calls for the UK to pay over 拢18 trillion in reparations.

  7. How many people have Britons slept with?

    Professor Cath Mercer on asking people about their sexual histories

  8. How jail-time is decided

    How much leeway do judges have when sentencing?

  9. How does the law handle misgendering?

    Amid arguments about misgendering and hate crime - what does existing UK law say?

  10. How does an author get published?

    Industry veteran Amelia Fairney explains the book business

  11. How can we measure the country鈥檚 mental health?

    Ann John from Swansea University digs into the stats on mental illness

  12. Examining racism in the UK

    What did the largest survey into the experiences of ethnic minorities discover?

  13. Do men behave worse than women in the dating game?

    Who is badly behaved when dating 鈥� men or women?

  14. Divestment: A beginner鈥檚 guide

    It鈥檚 become a common protest demand, but what does divesting really entail?

  15. Defining 鈥渞acism鈥�

    Monica Moreno-Figueroa from the University of Cambridge on the history of the word.

  16. Brands and culture

    How do companies tap into our values and viral moments to sell us stuff?

  17. A potted history of the nudist movement

    What are the benefits of being naked?

  18. A potted history of patriotism

    How the idea of patriotism has evolved

  19. A history of Received Pronunciation

    How did Received Pronunciation come about?

  20. A history of Eurovision and politics

    Eurovision is meant to be apolitical, but over the years it鈥檚 been caught in controversy

  21. A history of anti-fascist protest

    Did counter-protests at the 鈥楤attle of Cable Street鈥� prove a hammer blow to fascism?

  22. 鈥楲efty Lawyers鈥�: where does the phrase come from?

    When did people start using the phrase 鈥榣efty lawyers鈥� and why?

  23. 鈥楤ring your whole self to work鈥�?

    What does the phrase mean and where does it come from?

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